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San Francisco prosecutors to lay out murder case against consultant in death of Cash App's Bob Lee

The San Francisco prosecutor’s office has started laying out its murder case against a tech consultant charged in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco prosecutor's office began laying out its case Monday against a tech consultant charged with murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, who was found bleeding on a deserted city street in April. In the preliminary hearing, a judge will decide if there's enough evidence to go to trial. Prosecutors have provided no motive and released little information in a case that has drawn outsized media attention, partly due to Lee's status in the tech world. Lee created Cash App, a mobile payment service, and was the chief product officer of the Cryptocurrency MobileCoin. Nima Momeni, 38, has been in jail since his arrest April 13. He has pleaded not guilty, and he faces 26 years to life if convicted. That came more than a week after Lee, 43, was found bleeding in a deserte...

Cash App founder Bob Lee murder suspect pleads not guilty

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Nima Momeni, a fellow tech executive, entered the plea in a San Francisco court. The suspect in the murder of Cash App found er Bob Lee pleaded not guilty in a San Francisco court on Thursday. Nima Momeni, a fellow tech executive, has been accused of killing Lee last month with a kitchen knife after driving him to a secluded area. The judge ordered Momeni to be held without bail. Paula Canny, the defense attorney for Momeni, said after the hearing that Lee's death arose from a mix of self-defense and accidental harm. "There was no premeditation," Canny said. MORE: Suspect allegedly drove Bob Lee to dark area, stabbed him 3 times with kitchen knife, prosecutors say Rejecting that account, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Momeni intended to kill Lee. "We believe this was an intentional killing," Jenkins said. "Mr. Momeni's DNA is on the handle of that knife." Jenkins said that Momeni poses a flight risk because he is a person o...